MOLLUSCA SHELLS, VOL. 12 (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Mollusca Shells, Vol. 12With rare exceptions, the shells were collected on the sea-beach and coral reefs, very few opportunities having been afforded for obtaining specimens from deep water, by the dredge, on account of the incessant employment of the men and boats on special hydrographical duties.Several zoological provinces not previously explored were examined, and furnished most interesting groups of specimens. Among them are the collections made at Tierra del Fuego, the land-shells of the. Society and Samoa Islands, as well as other Pacific islands, and the marine shells of Oregon, - more especially those from Pugets Sound, every one of which appear to be new to collections.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,